EE Undergraduate Awarded USRA Scholarship

Kristina Monakhova, recipient of the USRA John R. Sevier
Memorial Scholarship Award, with MAE Professor Cyrus Madnia, the
USRA COI Representative for University at Buffalo.

Kristina Monakhova, a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering,
has been selected to receive the John R. Sevier Memorial
Scholarship Award by the Universities Space Research Association.

The award, which honors Dr. Sevier's contributions to aerospace
science. Ms. Monakhova has made significant contributions to a
number of satellite and robotic projects, including the NASA
Robotics Academy, the Google Lunar X-prize and the UB Nanosatellite
Program. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Students for
the Exploration and Development of Space - USA.